Entries Tagged Excavation

Orlando Godinez, owner of Godinez Septics Inc., works with technician Alex Aguilar-Murillo and lead technician John Ibarra as Pedro Godinez operates a...

To avoid the challenges of snow, ice and frozen ground, and weather-related work stoppages, contractors will often stop working early in the...

Drones — the aerial eye of the job site — have become a versatile tool for earthmoving operations. Among the benefits are...

In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...

Luke Rotti grew up around excavation equipment. His grandfather was an equipment operator. His father always had tractors and other machinery around....

A few months ago an installer we have worked with sent soil pictures to interpret with the comments that when he dug...

We’ve heard from readers recently who live in areas with shallow solids over bedrock. As you can imagine, they report that these...

When James Stiksma left his corporate sales job in the cellphone industry in 2016 and bought Septic Expert, a septic system design...

In many parts of the U.S. septic professionals face the challenge of steep slopes during system installation. When working on sloping sites,...

The house about a half-mile from the Atlantic Ocean had a system dating to sometime in the 1950s. There was a stone...

It took some arm-twisting for Grant Ohm to get his son to give up a career in corporate finance and take over...

The NOWRA National Backhoe Roe-D-Hoe championships were held recently in Indianapolis at the WWETT Show. Over 200 entrants tested their backhoe skills...

Proper bedding of system components is critical for level installations. In order for the backfill to serve as a solid base for...

Unless the site conditions require over-excavation, it should be avoided as natural soil typically provides the most stable base for system components....